Minor Change - Planning Report 15.08.2025 · MCU17/0024.03

A key strength of the CEML-based limits is their comprehensive scope: they account for all cumulative
noise emanating from the venue, encompassing amplified music, non-amplified entertainment, and
crucially, patron noise. This ensures that the overall noise impact on nearby sensitive receptors is
effectively managed, addressing a critical limitation of previous conditions which primarily focused on
amplified noise measured close to the source.

Furthermore, the amended condition explicitly integrates compliance with the club's Risk Assessed
Management Plan (RAMP) as the central mechanism for noise control. The RAMP details specific,
proactive, and practical operational and management measures to prevent noise levels from exceeding
the CEML limits. These measures include periodic checking and meticulous record-keeping of noise
levels at CEMLs, documenting any complaints, and implementing proactive interventions such as
closing doors/windows, adjusting amplified loudspeaker output, and encouraging large or noisy groups
of patrons to be mindful or move indoors, particularly during periods of lower noise limits (e.g., after
10:00 PM).

This robust management framework renders sound limiting devices, which are ineffective in controlling
noise generated solely by patrons, entirely redundant.

This proposed amendment is not merely an administrative adjustment; it is fully substantiated by a
comprehensive acoustic assessment (reference: #1721d1-C, dated 12 November 2024, contained
within App A) conducted in strict accordance with the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR)
Guideline 51.

Importantly, the OLGR has already formally accepted these recommendations and unequivocally
endorsed these new conditions on the club's current liquor licence (Licence number: 86806, issued
April 28, 2025).

By implementing these well-supported and rigorously assessed changes, the Sunshine Beach Surf Life
Saving Club is confidently expected to avoid generating "unreasonable noise" as defined under the
Liquor Act 1992 and Liquor Regulation 2002.

This ensures the continued and enhanced protection of the amenity of nearby residents, establishing a
more practical, enforceable, and effective noise management framework that aligns with both the club's
current acoustic situation and the highest regulatory standards.

4.2 Proposed to delete Conditions

The application proposes the deletion of Conditions 9, 10, and 11.

Comment - These existing conditions mandate the use of a sound limiting device with a locking
mechanism and restricted access to manage amplified noise. However, the rationale for their removal is
based on their ineffectiveness in achieving comprehensive noise control and the superior alternative
offered by the proposed Risk Assessed Management Plan (RAMP).




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